NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, 1987

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172E. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, 1987 per year, 1964–2026: 455 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1987
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072412'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX88LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Placerville, CADuring a telephone interview the student pilot stated that he was practicing takeoffs and landings. On the landing prior to the accident, the aircraft bounced and the student pilot attempted a go around. During the go around attempt the aircraft drifted to…Nov 11, 1987 · N5577T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL87LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Lebanon, OHA witness rprtd the acft was hi & fast on final apch. The plt stated he landed the acft long & fast & was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. Subsequently, the acft impacted a ditch beyond the dep end of the rwy & the nose gear collapsed. Before the acft…Sep 6, 1987 · N3970S · Substantial damageNTSB ANC87LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Clear, AKThe pilot stated that he elected to go-around and during the go-around he lost control of the aircraft causing the plane to stall.Aug 20, 1987 · N5530T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW87LA167Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Quitman, TXDuring final approach for landing, the pilot allowed the airspeed to drop. The aircraft stalled at approximately 30 to 40 feet AGL. Substantial damage occurred when the aircraft bounced, cartwheeled and slid to a stop backwards 300 feetbeyond the threshold.Jul 12, 1987 · N5594T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87DEX06Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 172E · Huntingburg, INWhile on a x-country flt, the acft's nav equip was not working properly & the plt became lost/disoriented. He requested a df steer, but had difficulty receiving transmissions on his receiver. He subsequently received assistance & vectors toward the…May 31, 1987 · N5514T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Moorhead, IAAccording to FAA statements, the pilot was attempting a takeoff from a taxiway when a wing dipped. The pilot then lost control as the wing dragged, causing the aircraft to ground loop/swerve onto the terrain. The nose gear tire blew during the swerve and the…Apr 23, 1987 · N3777S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA185Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210N II · Tucson, AZA C-172 collided with a C-210N while txg. The C-172 was txg along a 75 ft wide parallel twy after landing. The C-210N was txg from a ramp area to his dep rwy. The C-210N route intersected the C-172 route at the parallel twy where the collision occurred. Plts…Apr 20, 1987 · N6509P · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB CHI87LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Muncie, INAccording to the plt, he contacted the mie tower about 20 miles north of Muncie, Indiana and received a weather briefing with a choice of rwy 14 or 02. The plt stated that the winds were reported as 12 knots from 080, and he chose to land on rwy 14. According…Mar 16, 1987 · N7757U · Substantial damage